The Gambia / International · World Music
Sura
Sura
Susso
Website and UI/UX for a Gambian kora virtuoso and Griot. A digital stage for a centuries-old tradition, built for a global audience.
Website and UI/UX for a Gambian kora virtuoso and Griot. A digital stage for a centuries-old tradition, built for a global audience.
Sura Susso carries the Griot tradition across continents, performing kora on stages from The Gambia to Europe, North America, and beyond. The website needed to capture the visual and emotional richness of his music while making his biography, events, albums, projects, and gallery accessible to a global audience with no prior knowledge of the Griot tradition.
Visit WebsiteA visually immersive website and a UI/UX system designed to let the music and story take centre stage without the digital experience getting in the way.
Multi-page website covering biography, events, albums, projects, gallery, and contact. Rich visual language reflecting West African heritage. Marquee animations, immersive hero, album showcase, and an events calendar for global performance dates.
Full design system built around the visual language of the Griot tradition and world music. Colour palette, typography, layout hierarchy, and interaction design all developed to create an experience that feels as culturally rich as the music itself. Designed for accessibility across global markets.
Sura Susso is a Gambian kora virtuoso and Griot, born into a family with centuries of musical heritage as storytellers and cultural ambassadors of West Africa. He plays the kora, a 21-string bridge harp unique to West Africa, with a mastery that has taken him from The Gambia to stages across Europe, North America, and beyond. With three albums, 30+ original songs, and over 2,000 concerts, Sura has become one of the most important bridges between West African musical tradition and global world music audiences.
Sura Susso was born into a family of Griots in The Gambia, a tradition stretching back centuries as the cultural storytellers and musicians of West Africa. He plays the kora, a 21-string instrument unique to West Africa, with a virtuosity that has taken him across Europe, North America, and beyond. The challenge of his digital presence was communicating the depth and richness of that heritage to audiences who may be encountering it for the first time.
We designed a UI/UX system and built a website that uses visual richness, warm colour, and immersive layout to give visitors a sense of the music before they hear a note. The site is structured around his story: where he comes from, what he has released, where he is performing, and how to connect. The project is currently paused and will continue when Sura is ready to launch.
Understanding Sura's story, the Griot tradition, his discography, and his global audience. Cultural research to inform design direction.
Full design system created in Figma. Colour palette, typography, component library, and interaction patterns reflecting the visual language of West African music culture.
Multi-page website built from the approved designs. Biography, albums, events, projects, gallery, and contact, all animated and responsive.
Project paused at client request. Site is ready and will be launched when Sura is ready to go public with the new digital presence.
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